I Transmigrated Into a Game World as a Former Top Player

The final stage of Magon Academy’s Battle of the Holy Grail was about to officially start.

This time, the competition attracted a lot of people from the neighbouring Triad Towers.

After all, it was the period for new student registration, so lots of southern nobles were staying in the surroundings. And stories of Xander killing at Magon Academy, followed by what happened in the Arbitration Hall, had already spread throughout the Triad Towers’ surroundings.

Hearing that Xander wanted to use the follower spot to participate with his brother, everyone suddenly became interested.

Redoak Vale was an unfamiliar name. A small place in the countryside actually produced such a pair of brothers?

Most people hadn’t expected this.

For this reason, they were especially curious. Dame Hathaway showing her face also covered Xander in another layer of mystery.

It seemed like this little baron’s origin wasn’t insignificant.

And their opponent, the Unicorn clan’s Young Master White, hadn’t encountered any problems on his path to the final qualifying round.

Most people thought White would end up victorious.

After all, in this contest between wizards, just one Xander would be unable to change anything.

And although Xander’s younger brother, the boy known as Dorian, was apparently very talented, he had barely recovered from the curse. His casting ability was close to none.

He definitely couldn’t use much strength in this match, and might instead even become a liability.

Insisting on taking part in the competition in this situation undoubtedly made a lot of people puzzled.

However, most people came for entertainment.

They wanted to see that Baron Xander who had just arrived at the Triad Towers and then became the center of attention by repeatedly shocking people. They wanted to know what else he could do!

Thus, on the day of the match, the audience had completely filled the seats of the Ashen Spire’s third magic practice field.

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"This is your plan? A one versus two?"

In the contestant room, Hanzer anxiously looked at Xander after listening to his plan.

He didn’t worry about Dorian, because according to Xander’s plan, he wouldn’t need to appear on stage.

Even if he said he would fight as Dorian’s follower, he had never once thought of letting his recovering brother get on stage.

He would inevitably fight alone this time.

He knew he could do it.

If it was the normal tournament terrain, Xander might have a headache. But since it was in the forest, Xander had great confidence.

Level 3 Ranger, with a Ruler of the Dusk’s experience. This should be enough to teach a lesson to two 1st-rank class holders, even if one of them had the current strongest class—wizard.

"White is a level 5 wizard. His follower is a level 5 guardian. You have no way to get near them!"

Hanzer shook his head. "Even if it’s complex terrain, White must have made some preparations, and detection-type spells are the counter to your ranger class."

"I’ll wait for an opportunity."

Xander also knew that a guardian along with a prepared wizard would be very troublesome.

A big shield combined with a big cannon was simply unequalled.

But how could they know the result without trying?

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Ten minutes later, the competition officially started. With a signal from a staff member, Xander walked on the contestant path, alone.

Dorian stayed behind in the contestant’s corner. There was some worry in his eyes, but he still fully trusted Xander.

Since his older brother said he was quite confident, he must trust him.

His older brother had previously told him that the only thing he could do now was get better more quickly.

If Xander won this round, he had to recover to his peak for the next Battle of the Holy Grail. This way, he would be able to fight with those powerhouses from the other two academies.

After all, the Battle of the Holy Grail’s terrain was the snow mountain, unlike this forest terrain which was favorable to Xander.

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Xander walked down the contestant path and went through a sliding door.

In front of him was a vast and obscure forest.

In front of him was a sheepskin scroll on top of a stone.

The rules of the current round were written on the scroll.

The rules were simple. Both sides started on opposite ends—North and South. A golden Holy Grail was placed in the middle of the forest. It could be found by following the map.

To win, you just had to get the Holy Grail and reach a set location.

The location was on the western edge of the forest.

Both sides had a scroll with a map of the forest. There was a red point on the map, marking the Holy Grail’s location.

Once someone grabbed the Holy Grail and started moving, they would also be seen on the scroll.

’Looks like my side is a bit closer...’

’A guardian’s running speed isn’t fast. Even with Haste, he still wouldn’t be as fast as me, and the same applies for the wizard. They should be aware of this.’

’Thus, they’ll probably give up on the Holy Grail and wait at the set location instead,’ Xander calmly analyzed.

This was a very decent plan. Xander was a ranger after all, so his speed would be very fast in a forest.

But if they waited at the set location, Xander would find it quite difficult to carry the Holy Grail there while being attacked by two people.

It needed to be placed in a very small circle.

’In any case, I’ll first get the Holy Grail and think about the rest later.’

Xander no longer hesitated and put away the scroll before rushing toward the depths of the forest.

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"I reckon we shouldn’t be as fast as him."

"According to the information, the other side is a level 3 ranger. They might split up, letting the ranger grab the Holy Grail first while that Dorian starts going to the set location."

On the other side, White was muttering while looking at the scroll.

A tall man was standing behind him, wearing full body armor and holding a very large shield.

This was a level 5 guardian. Not much firepower, but outstanding defense. It was usually said that guardians were rogues’ nemesis.

An ordinary thief who wanted to break through a guardian’s defense was simply a lunatic!

Even a ranger with a fierce attack would have a headache.

Maybe even Xander’s curved daggers’ slashes couldn’t break through the other side’s armor.

"We are going to the set location first to wait for them!" White firmly ordered.

He immediately used Haste on the guardian and himself, and the two quickly headed west.

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A shadow kept moving between trees.

Xander was like a fish in water in the forest. His Perception had also risen slightly. Although this kind of increase was very faint, based on the situation, Xander could still clearly feel himself becoming sharper.

In this forest, the two men weren’t the only threats.

There were still quite a lot of beasts and monsters. However, most of them were at the 1st rank.

Ranger abilities could let him easily avoid all kinds of monsters.

On the way, he avoided at least three monsters with strength similar to his. He wouldn’t be able to do this in the snow mountain!

’The location of the Holy Grail is ahead.’

After going around a pine tree, the area in front of him turned out to be a large open space.

A stone platform was standing in the middle of the open area.

Xander squinted. He examined the place and found no traps.

’There doesn’t seem to be anything to the north.’

’Seems like they really went straight to the set location to wait for me.’

Xander took the Holy Grail and put it in his pouch. It was a gold-colored cup, the size of a little bell.

He took a look at his surroundings, suddenly displaying a smile on his face.

’Waiting for an opportunity?’

’Let’s see who has more patience.’

A bold plan suddenly took shape in Xander’s mind!

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"The Holy Grail is on the move, Sir!"

"His speed is very fast, but we should be able to get to the set location first," the guardian reported.

"Good. We’re speeding up!" White grimly said.

A moment later, the guardian that was in charge of looking at the map regularly suddenly shouted, "Sir! Wait!"

"It stopped moving!"

"What?" White was surprised. They had shared the work. He had to regularly use a detection spell. Fortunately, he carried enough uncommon detection items.

The guardian was in charge of checking the map.

"Look." The guardian pointed at the map. "It suddenly stopped moving."

"And based on the map, he seems to be not too far from us!"

’Uh?’ White was confused.

He felt a hint of a scheme.

But the other side shouldn’t know his location?

Being this close, this was an opportunity!

"He might be resting."

"Regardless, we should go and see!"

White firmly said.

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